Senior Laser Process Engineer

Diamondfoundry; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement savings plans

Benefits from day one

Employee discounts to VRAI

Job summary

Diamond Foundry Inc. is seeking a Senior Laser Process Engineer to deploy and optimize laser machines across facilities. You will work with mechanical, electrical, automation, optical, software, and systems engineers to improve laser technologies company-wide and train staff on procedures.

Responsibilities include optimizing laser processes for high yields, experimentally aligning equipment, and producing standard procedures for ongoing process support and improvements.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Materials Science, Applied Physics (laser/optics) with 3+ years experience.
• Experience with mass production of diamond, semiconductors, or ceramics.
• Expertise with optical fundamentals, laser materials processing, and solving manufacturing problems.
• Fast learner capable of adapting to new environments, tools, and workflows.

Responsibilities

• Optimize laser processes to deliver high yields of dimensionally stable diamond parts.
• Work with Zemax design, optical systems, and diffractive optics.
• Hands-on experience aligning laser equipment and validating processes.
• Analyze data to derive actionable insights and develop improvements.

Skills

Optics knowledge

Laser processing

Data-driven

Education

Advanced degree in Materials Science or Applied Physics (laser/optics focus)

Tools

Zemax

ACS

Aerotech

Job description

Diamond Foundry Inc. is solving the thermal limitation at the foundation of today's most exciting tech industries - AI & cloud compute, electric-car power electronics, and 5G/6G wireless. We have managed to produce the world's first single-crystal diamond wafers and are now on a mission to put a diamond behind every chip. We are the rare unicorn that has grown fast and profitably. We received $515m in funding and are executing a multi-$B expansion plan for one of the greenest forms of tech manufacturing: converting greenhouse gas into diamond wafers using zero-emission energy.

Diamond Foundry is looking for a Senior Laser Process Engineer who will be responsible for the deployment and optimization of new and novel laser machines at Diamond Foundry, which will be used across our various facilities. You will be working cross-functionally with teams of mechanical, electrical, automation, optical, software, and system engineers to improve and deploy these technologies company-wide. Produce standard procedures & manuals and train technical staff to perform process optimization, ongoing technical support, and improvement of our laser and laser-associated processes.

Responsibilities

• Optimize laser processes to deliver high yields of diamond parts that have high dimensional stability
• Experience with Zemax, optical system design, and diffractive optics
• Hands-on experience with experimenting and aligning laser equipment
• Analyzing complex data and coming up with actionable insights and solutions
• Some experience programming scripts for motion systems with ACS, Aerotech, or high-end motion controllers

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Materials Science, Applied Physics (materials, laser, or optics focus), or Engineering with a minimum of 3+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience with mass production of diamond, semiconductors, and/or ceramics.
• Expertise with applying optical fundamentals, laser materials processing, and resolving technical problems in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
• Fast learner with the ability to quickly adapt to new environments, tools, and workflows
• Possesses knowledge of optics and optical principles and experience deploying optics and laser-based processes or products

Benefits

• eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.
• Perks include employee discounts to VRAI.
• Our benefits begin as early as your first day of employment.
• Medical and vision coverage are retroactive to your start date, while dental and voluntary benefits take effect once you've completed your enrollment.

Diamond Foundry is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.

Compliance and Physical Requirements

Diamond Foundry Inc. is committed to operating in full compliance with all applicable state and federal laws. Our commitment extends to ensuring that our manufacturing and engineering departments adhere to the highest standards of legal and regulatory compliance. Additionally, these departments may have specific physical requirements to ensure the safety and efficiency of our operations. We prioritize the well‑being of our employees and strive to create a work environment that promotes both legal compliance and the optimal functioning of our manufacturing and engineering processes.

• Use appropriate PPE and follow all safety policies, practices, and procedures.
• This position will often: Sit, stand for long periods, walk, grasp, reach with hands and arms, lift below and above shoulders, bend, twist at the waist, climb, balance, stoop, squat, kneel, crawl, talk, hear, see, use fine finger manipulation, and complete repetitive motions.
• Some tasks may require the use of ladders or stairs
• Some tasks may require driving or the use of foot controls
• Lift/carry and push/pull up to 50 pound

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